Low pressure developed over Nebraska on the morning of the 17th, then drifted slowly east, reaching southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours on the 19th.  This storm produced a sustained period of moderate to heavy snowfall across southern Minnesota.  The hardest hit areas were near the Iowa border where up to 21 inches snow accumulated.  Storm total amounts of 10 to 20 inches were common south of a line from Springfield to Red Wing.  North of this line, snowfall amounts averaged 5 to 10 inches.  There was a sharp cutoff in accumulations, with negligible snowfall noted north of a line from Olivia to Stillwater.  Some totals include 21 inches at Kiester (Faribault County), 20 inches at Easton (Faribault County), 18 inches at Geneva (Freeborn County), 17 inches just east of Ormsby (Watonwan County), 15 inches at Fairmont (Martin County), 13.5 inches at Mankato (Blue Earth County), 13 inches at Zumbrota (Goodhue County), and 12.5 inches at Springfield (Brown County).The deep snowfall, along with some blowing and drifting snow, caused several road closures in far southern Minnesota.  Officials shut down Interstate 90 between Worthington and Albert Lea, Interstate 35 from Owatonna to the Minnesota/Iowa border, and State Highway 60 southwest of Madelia.

Winter Storm in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WASECA, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MARTIN, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WATONWAN, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in STEELE, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in GOODHUE, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in FREEBORN, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SIBLEY, MINNESOTA
From 18-MAR-05 00:00:00 to 19-MAR-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER